“House guests”? Lol…that’s rich.

I’m no fan of slumlords or the fact that rent in some areas, like my own, is beyond insane but acting like the owner of the property has no right to stop anyone from subletting their apartment is just silly and completely incorrect. Lots of leases have a no subletting clause for the very reason that the landlord is renting to the person on the lease, not anyone else. They verified whatever they wanted to verify with the person on the lease, not their friends or “house guests.” House guests are people you know who stay for a short period of time. If you want to make a profit off a property then buy one and take on the risks of being a landlord. If you’re renting from someone else then you don’t really have the right to make money there.

Elizabeth you are an Airbnb schill and dont know sh*t about the law and how it is employed in various localities. Most leases I have seen bar subletting the apartments without obtaining consent, that is illegal.
Airbnb abets much illegal activity. There are aps where you can sell your parking space which you in no way own and sell it to the highest bidder, that too is illegal and abets illegal activity. Furthermore housing is not a simple exchange of goods but regulated in such a fashion to protect the rights of owners and tenants. Rent control cities have further restrictions that protect tenants much to the loss of the landlords. Airbnb is operating on a lie, disrupting the balances in the housing market, and underming the safety and security of hosts and guests alike. They market themselves as a “sharing community” when in fact they are just raking in billions for a few and destroying carefully contstrued political balance. Push back is coming. I can hardly wait till Airbnb gets kicked out of San Francisco.

Let’s talk about the real issue here. Some owners think their tenants are earning a profit and are outraged that they are not getting a cut. You already have your cut. Owners are charging more than people can afford for rent so renters are finding guests who can help a little with the rent. Tenants are still fully liable and you have their damage deposit. Nothing has changed except that now, house guests pitch in because the greed had made keeping a roof over your head unsustainable.
You are already making your tenants pay your entire mortgage, they who cannot afford one of their own (so how can they pay yours?).

Maybe you should not be renting to people as a way to make profit. You just see this as yours…but when you rent a home to someone it is their home. As long as they are taking care of it then you have to leave them alone.

It is illegal to kick someone out because one guest gave them money while the others didn’t. It is also illegal to kick people out because they had a party. If no one has been upset and nothing has been damaged….what is your problem?

People that pay take much better care than people that don’t.
Seriously owners, leave your tenants alone already.